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KEY THEMES EMERGING FROM THE REVIEW
The review team used a standard interview schedule to guide the interviews and the focus group discussions they undertook. This also formed the basis of the online survey. There was considerable agreement amongst the wide range of stakeholders about the current strengths and issues associated with Learning Connections and how to proceed. A summary of the key findings follows.
- Learning Connections provides much appreciated practice development support, particularly in ALN and ESOL. They are a source of knowledge and advice, as well as of funding.
- Almost all stakeholders felt that Learning Connections had achieved a positive impact on CLD, although they believed that this impact was not equally felt across the three strands and that this impact has lost momentum in recent months (since the move from Communities Scotland).
- There was a repeated call for strategic direction and lead; including a stronger purpose and leadership; more contribution to policy development at a strategic level; more explicit connections across CLD portfolio to take forward priorities; and also better planned funding opportunities for stakeholders external to LC.
- There was agreement that practice development should be split from policy development and should be outwith Government.
- There was strong support for the view that the CLD Standards Council should be independent of Government.
Further details of the findings are included in Appendix 1.
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